If you're looking to take a cruise and are wondering what other people are doing, what ships they are taking and where they are going, then use this as your guide. CruiseCompete, the cruise industry's online cruise marketplace that provides monthly statistics on cruising trends, has released its most popular cruises for December 2022 in its CruiseTrends report. It doesn't … [Read more...]
Debating The Pros & Cons Of Being Single For Cruise Travel
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Editor For a few years, off and on, I have on occasion thought about taking a cruise for the first time. But I have never gone on one or even looked into it because I can't figure out whether it's worth my time. Would I be better off and have more fun elsewhere? I know I would have fun at a college football game and tailgate party, … [Read more...]
What’s It Like On The Super-Luxury Cruise Ship/Yacht Scenic Eclipse? Take This Tour – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor In life, there is luxury and then there is ultra luxury. Robin Leach Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous luxury. This can be in travel, houses, hotels and cars. For cruise ships, there is the super-luxury cruise ship/yacht Scenic Eclipse. It does ocean cruises to Asia, North America, Polynesia and the Pacific Islands, … [Read more...]
Why Norwegian’s $138-A-Day Drinks Package Isn’t As Expensive As It Seems
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger On the surface, the price seems absurd. Like bottle service at a Las Vegas club. Norwegian Cruise Line just upped the price of its daily premium drinks package to $138 a day. So if you're on a 7-day cruise that's $966 on top of your cabin price. And that does not include the automatic 20% gratuity. It's called the Premium … [Read more...]
Tips On How To Get Laid On A Cruise Ship – A Guide For Singles
By “Mr. Lay Cruise Ship,” PubClub.com Blogger There is sexiness all around cruise ships. It drips like water on the pool deck. But it can also be as elusive as a free cocktail, as hard to come by as comped WiFi. Cruise ships are full of people on vacation, lots of cocktails are usually involved and there are shore excursions which for fun party people (and singles) who go to … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Sets Sail With Margaritaville Paradise Cruise Ship
Jimmy Buffett is well known for spending a lifetime on a sailboat and has often used it as a source of inspiration when he needs some songwriting inspiration. Among his classics to emerge from that lifestyle include "Cheeseburger In Paradise" and "Volcano." But now he's also involved in a power boat. And a big power boat, at that: a giant 10-deck cruise ship called … [Read more...]
Holland America’s ‘Have It All’ Package Includes Drinks, Shore Excursions, Specialty Dining & Wi-Fi
Cruise Line Including Cocktails & More For $99 Going on a cruise is a lot like buying a car. The sticker price is only the beginning of the cost; it's all the add-ons that make can make it pricey. However, the new "Have It All" package from Holland America Lines leaves that financial concern in its wake. The package is only $99 and includes drinks, shore … [Read more...]
Here’s The Link To Apply For A Free Royal Caribbean Trial Cruise
Volunteer Of The Sea Passengers Needed Before Cruise Ships Can Resume Operations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Cruise Ships Blogger Royal Caribbean is the first cruise line to put out a link and criteria for becoming what it calls a Volunteer of the Seas. This is someone who is willing to go on a trial cruise as mandated by the CDC in order for cruise lines to … [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean Outlines Guidelines For Free Trial Cruise Passengers
Cruise Line Seeking Volunteers To Meet CDC Guidelines From The PubClub.com Staff Published Nov. 12, 2020 So you want to go on a free trail cruise? Before you do, here's what you need to know in order to apply for one on Royal Caribbean, the first cruise line to offer this to passengers in order to comply with CDC sailing orders. Potential passengers must agree … [Read more...]
Regent Seven Seas Cruises Announces 2022-2023 Voyage Collection Destinations
Cruise Line To Visit Locations Around The World Planning ahead, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced a robust schedule for its Voyage Collection cruises, which includes dozens of destinations for 2022-23. The Voyage Collection consists of 148 sailings from April 2022 to the end of April 2023 across Africa and Arabia, Alaska, Asia, Australia and New … [Read more...]
Cruise Complete Releases Cruise Ships Travel Trends For October 2019
Fascinating Facts & Figures From The Cruising Industry There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes in the cruise industry. That's why it's so fascinating to get a look at some numbers and learn of the trends currently happening around the world. CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends™ report for the month of October. This report details a picture of … [Read more...]
AmaWaterways Expands Its Extensive European Wine Cruises For 2020
France, Germany Switzerland, Luxembourg & The Netherlands Are Destinations AmaWaterways is offering 67 wine cruises during the 2020 cruise season, including two new itineraries showcasing the famed vineyards and historic sights of France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Hosted by notable North American wine experts, certified sommeliers … [Read more...]
Hurricane Dorian Bahamas Residents Arrive In Florida On Humanitarian Cruise
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Delivers 1,100 To Port Of Palm Beach A cruise ship carrying 1,100 Bahamian residents who were evacuated as a result of Hurricane Dorian has arrived in West Palm Beach, FL. They were on Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's Grand Celebration ship on a humanitarian cruise. The cruise line spent nearly a full day clearing potential evacuees, … [Read more...]
My First Cruise Ship Experience (Well Sort Of Anyway) Impressions
On Board – Briefly – The Carnival Splendor From Los Angeles To Mexico By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Well, I've had my first cruise ship experience. Kind of anyway. (I'll explain that in a moment.) I had never before been on a cruise or a cruise ship (other than the permanently docked and historic Queen Mary). I have always preferred my … [Read more...]
Carnival Cruise Lines To Base New Panorama Ship In Long Beach
7-Day Mexican Riviera Cruises Ports Of Call Starting In 2019 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger New passenger terminal, new cruise ship. Now that Carnival Cruise Lines has renovated and taken over the entire area of the former Spruce Goose dome as its passenger terminal in Long Beach, CA, it will be bringing its newest, gleaming ship here as its home … [Read more...]
Carnival Cruise Lines Opens New Terminal In Long Beach, CA
Historic Hanger To Serve 600,000 Passengers Annually By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger With champagne flowing - mango mimosas! - and a confetti-filled reception, Carnival Cruise Lines opened its new passenger terminal in Long Beach, CA, in February, 2018. Travel agents, tour operators and the press were the first to enter through the doors, … [Read more...]
What To Expect From The Cruise Line Industry In 2018
Cruise Lines International Association Expects More Passengers & Ships The cruise line industry is cruisn’ and will continue to do so in 2018. That’s the conclusion of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which has released its 2018 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook. According to the CLIA, cruise travel is steadily on the rise with a … [Read more...]
Princess Cruises Looks To Return To St. Thomas USVI In November
Updated Itinerary For Fall & Winter Caribbean Cruise Passengers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger In a major boost to tourism in an area ravaged by Hurricane Irma, Princess Cruises has announced it anticipates returning to St. Thomas in the USVI in November. In further good news for the hurricane-damaged Caribbean, it t also plans on being in … [Read more...]
American Cruise Ship Passengers Going To Cuba On Pearl Seas Cruises
The Pearl Mist Making Regular Trips From Port Everglades To Havana If you're Havana Daydreamin' as a character in the Jimmy Buffett song did, then jump aboard The Pearl Mist cruise ship from Pearl Seas Cruises. The ship is making regular cruises from Ft. Lauderdale to Cuba with a stop in Havana. The cruise line received permission from the Cuban government in December … [Read more...]
Cruisin’ With The Monkey Caribbean Cruise 2017 Dates & Details
Gas Monkey Garage Crew To Monkey Around Along With Motosports Stars There are all rypes of themed cruises, some involving rock band legends, others with chefs and some with reality TV stars. Cruisin' With The Monkey combines reality TV stars with race car drivers in a unique cruise that will visit four destinations in the Caribbean in the Spring of 2017. It's March … [Read more...]
Should Singles Take A Cruise Ship To The Greek Islands
5 Reasons Land Is Better Than Sea, Including The Nightlife The setting is sensational and some of the landscape so breathtaking it rattles your romantic nerves to quivering proportions. So it would seem that taking a cruise to the Greek Island would be a great trip for singles people. But PubClub.com says NO! Here's five reasons why it's better to be on land than on … [Read more...]
Why This Single Traveler Has Never Been On A Cruise
A Fear Of Getting Stuck On A Ship Without Fun Passengers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I've been partying in from Amsterdam to Australia, been to New Orleans Jazzfest, college football games, Jimmy Buffett concerts and in hundreds of lively bars, all in the search for a great time and super singles scenes. But I've never been on a cruise. The … [Read more...]
5 Questions To Ask About Cruise Ships Drinks Packages
Craft Beers, Boat Drinks & Wine May Not Be Part Of All-You-Can Drink Supplement On the surface, it seems like a no-brainer. Especially for fun people like PubClubbers who like to have a few libations while living it up on a cruise ship - pay a $50 or so per-night supplement for an "all-you-can-drink" package. But if you party like PubClubbers, you better be sure … [Read more...]